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| 798 King’s Own Royal Lancaster 1901-1908 Volunteer Battalion Officer’s Helmet. This example is attributed to Captain John Herdman Kean, who was killed with the 1/5 Bn in 1917. A scarce example of an 1878 Home Service Pattern blue cloth helmet by Hawkes of London complete with white metal cross piece, spike and rose head bosses which support a velvet backed chin chain . To the front, a silvered post 1901 helmet plate. Within a Garter strap an regimental device of a Lion on a scarlet field. the plate bearing a title scroll Royal Lancaster Regiment” Retains leather sweatband, with crimson silk edging. The interior also with a paper order label with “Kean 1 VB Lanc”. VGC, some mottling to the interior only. (£400 - £600) The helmet is attributed to Captain John Herdman Kean who was appointed a Captain in 1902. At the outbreak of the Great War he was serving with the 5th Bn and was killed on the 1st December 1917 and is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial. |
| 799 Shropshire Imperial Yeomanry Trooper’s helmet. A good 1871 pattern example with silvered skull this decorated with brass laurel leaves; to the front a helmet plate of brass backing plate surmounted by a Post 1902 King’s Crown, mounted with a silvered cut star with brass title strap “Shropshire Imperial Yeomanry” and three animal heads to the centre. Brass spike supports a white over red regimental pattern horsehair plume with rose boss. To each side are rose head bosses which support a brass leather-backed chin chain. Original leather lining to the interior. Minor service wear, stitching faults to chin chain, otherwise VGC. (£800 - £1,200) This pattern of helmet was introduced to the regiment in 1872. Imperial Yeomanry was added to the regimental title in 1901. |
| 800 Victorian 2nd West Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry Troopers Helmet. A rare example of the 1847 Albert pattern helmet. German silver skull, to the front a regimental helmet plate of a cut silver star, within a Crowned Rose leaf wreath. The star mounted with gilt title “2nd West Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry” and to the centre a silver rose. The ornate plume holder supports a black horse hair plume. Complete with gilt chin chain with leather backing and to the interior a leather lining (later replacement). Overall Good condition, one or two minor dents. (£800 - £1,200) The 2nd West Yorkshire Yeomanry was raised in 1843 with it’s HQ in Halifax. The Regiment was disbanded in 1894 and went on to form the Fourth Squadron of the Yorkshire Dragoons |
| 801 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) Troopers helmet. A good 1871 pattern example. Brass skull decorated with laurel leaves; to the front a white metal Garter star bearing gilt metal Garter which encircles the numeral “6” set on a black patent leather ground. Brass rose head boss to either side support the brass leather-backed chin chain and to the interior can be found a leather lining This helmet is fitted with the undress brass spike and is accommodated by a Somerset brass spike which supports a white regimental pattern horsehair plume with rose boss. A little age wear near VGC. (£400 - £600) |
| 802 North Somerset Yeomanry Cavalry Victorian Officer’s helmet. A fine and scarce example of the 1847 (Albert) pattern worn by the Regiment 1854-1901. Silvered skull decorated with gilt metal floral leaf design. Helmet plate comprises a wreath, half of laurel, half of oak; within the wreath an ornate shield surmounted by a Crown. On the shield, an eight pointed silvered hobnail star mounted with a brass strap inscribed “The North Somerset”. Entwined VR Cypher to centre. Rose head bosses support a brass chin chain with leather backing. The plume holder of leaf design supports a white flowing horsehair plume with a rose head boss. The interior retains quilted cotton sweatband. Minor age wear to the interior, with a little wear to the plating of the scull GC (£1,200 - £1,500) |
| 803 1st Royal Dragoons Trooper’s helmet. A good 1871 example. Silvered skull decorated with brass laurel leaves; to the front a helmet plate of brass backing star with silvered strap and brass 1 to the centre. Brass spike supports a black regimental pattern horsehair plume with rose boss. To each side are rose head bosses which support a brass leather-backed chin chain. Original leather lining to the interior. The overall condition is good with a little age wear. GC (£400 - £600) |
| 804 Victorian Engineer Volunteer Officer’s Forage Cap. A good quality example tailored by Hawkes of London. Dark blue cloth with a wide band of silver lace to the body. To the crown silver lace loops with a central peal button. Silver lace can also be found to the patent leather peak. The interior with leather sweatband and crimson silk quilted lining. Gold tooled tailor’s label. VGC Lace bright. (£120 - £150) |
| 805 Victorian English Lord Lieutenant’s Forage Cap. A good quality example tailored by T.W. Cooke & Co. of London. Dark blue cloth with a wide band of silver oak leaf and acorn lace to the body. To the crown silver lace loops with a central peal button. Silver lace can also be found to the patent leather peak. The interior with leather sweatband and crimson silk quilted lining. Gold tooled tailor’s label. GC lace dulled. (£50 - £100) |
| 806 17th (Duke of Cambridge’s Own) Lancers Victorian OR’s lance cap. A good scarce example. Patent leather body and peak. The crown is of white coloured leather. regimental pre 1901 lance plate to front with the last Battle Honour South Africa 1879. Lion’s head bosses support brass and leather-backed chin chain. Woollen cord boss with skull and crossbones regimental button to centre supports a horsehair plume mounted in brass plume holder. Leather and cotton lining to the interior, with issue stamp 1898. Little age wear near VGC. ... Accompanied by yellow mohair cap lines. (£600 - £800) |
| 807 5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales’s) Dragoon Guards 1871 pattern Trooper’s helmet. A fine example. The brass skull decorated with laurel leaves; to the front a white metal star with applied brass Garter; white metal “5” to black leather centre. A fluted brass spike supports a white over red regimental pattern horsehair plume with rose boss. To each side a rose head boss which supports the leather lined brass chin chain. Complete with liner. Generally VGC. (£400 - £600) |
| 808 Victorian Royal Artillery Officer’s pill box cap. A Very Good Example. Dark blue melton cloth with wide band of gold lace of regimental pattern. To the crown loops of lace with gilt pearl button to the centre. The interior is with leather sweatband and quilted crimson silk lining embossed with a gold tailor’s stamp of Shirley Brooks & Son Woolwich and Aldershot. VGC Gold lace remains bright. . .... Accompanied by an associated storage tin. (£80 - £120) |
| 809 Derbyshire Yeomanry Cavalry Victorian Officer’s helmet. A fine and scarce example of the 1847 (Albert) pattern helmet. Silvered skull decorated with gilt metal floral leaf design. The helmet plate comprises a Crowned entwined VR Cypher. Rose head bosses support a brass chin chain with red leather backing. The plume holder of leaf design supports a white over scarlet flowing horsehair plume with a rose head boss. The interior retains quilted cotton sweatband. Minor age wear, near VGC. Contained in an associated metal storage tin with later painted name “P.B. Hal Esq Derbyshire Yeo. Cav” (£1,200 - £1,500) |
| 810 Austrian Officer’s shako. A fine pre 1916 Officer’s shako. Black melton cloth body, with patent leather crown and peak. The peak decorated with a row of bullion. To the front a gilt metal Imperial Austrian Eagle, which supports the centre section of the gilt metal chain which is also supported by two gilt lion head bosses. Gold lace band of regimental pattern. Complete with a bullion cockade; the black centre bearing a bullion embroidered F.J.I. cypher (Franz Josef I). The interior is with lining, leather sweatband and chinstrap. Minor service wear, generally VGC ... Accompanied by original black oilskin foul weather covers for the shako and cockade. Contained in an associated metal storage tin. (£200 - £300) The Emperor Franz Joseph, one of the longest reigning monarchs, ruled the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1848 until his death in November 1916 when he was succeeded by the young Archduke Karl. Upon his succession, the FJI cyphers were changed to that of the new Emperor. |
| 811 Saxon 19th century Cavalry Officer’s helmet. A very fine and scarce example of black leather with front and back peaks bound in gilt metal. Rich gilt comb, ornamented each side with oakleaves and acorns in relief, supports the black fur crest. Gilt bar in the shape of an inverted V extend from the comb to the base of the skull to protect the wearer by deflecting sword cuts. To the front, a gilt metal eight pointed star mounted with Arms of Saxony in silver. Gilt lion’s head bosses support the graduated frosted gilt oakleaf chinscales which join at the front and are backed with leather. To the wearer’s left side above the ear boss, a silver roundel with green rings. Green silk topped soft leather liner (silk now grubby and shot in places) and matching silk label with gold blocked Saxon Arms and maker’s details of L.A. Soyffarth Hofgürt, Dresden Amalienstr. Generally VGC. (£750 - £1,000) |
| 812 1st Midlothian Rifle Volunteers 1869-78 Officer’s Shako. A very fine and rare example, the body and crown of dark blue melton cloth, patent leather peak. Two bands of quarter inch silver lace around the crown and another row around the base of the body are connected by a single line either side and one down the reverse. Silvered plate of crowned laurel wreath bearing Garter, the seeded centre mounted with circular ‘button’ inscribed “1st Midlothian Rifle Volunteers” with Thistle star to centre bearing crown. Fitted with a red wool pom-pom supported by a plain silver plated ball holder. Complete with velvet backed silvered chin chain supported by silvered rose pattern bosses and at the rear by a silvered lion’s mask. Retains soft leather sweatband and crimson silk lining. One or two traces of light moth otherwise VGC. (£500 - £750) 1st Midlothian Rifle Volunteers were based at Leith, 1888 redesignated 5th VB Royal Scots. |
| 813 Heavy Cavalry 1818-34 “Roman” pattern helmet. A good impressive example, the skull of black painted metal with gilt metal trim; the sides adorned with applied gilt metal laurel sprays. To the front, a fluted semicircular rayed plate mounted with smaller plate bearing Royal Arms set on Prince of Wales’s plumes. Mounted atop the skull, a gilt metal edged black metal comb supports the massive replacement black bearskin crest. To each side, a replacement gilt lion’s mask supports the graduated leather backed ornate acanthus leaf chin scales (lower sections each side absent). Lining absent, some restoration A fine display item. (£2,000 - £3,000) |
| 814 WW1 Green Howards Officer’s khaki cap. An example of a stiff style service dress cap, complete with bronze regimental cap badge and correct thin brown leather chinstrap. The cap retains a good shape, but with some storage and service wear. Stiffening to the sweatband, rear collapsed. GC (£80 - £120) |
| 815 WW1 Period Royal Artillery Officer’s khaki cap. An example of a stiff style service dress cap, complete with bronze regimental cap badge and correct thin brown leather chinstrap. The cap retains a good shape, Near VGC (£100 - £150) |
| 816 Great War issue British OR’s foul weather cap cover A rare example of the cap cover issued to British troops. It is made of rubberised material and is of he “Gor Blimey” pattern with fold down neck flap and ties. Slight service wear. GC (£150 - £200) These covers were first intended to be used with the “Gor Blimey” pattern cap but were later used by troops with the 1917 pattern cap. An illustration of the cap cover can be seen in “British Battle Insignia” Volume 1 by Michael Chappell, plate C2. |
| 817 Scots Guards Officer’s bearskin. A good scarce black fur regimental example of good shape tapering to a tail at the rear. Internal wicker frame and leather sweatband. Also with original paper tailor’s label of Edward Smith. Complete with graduated chin strap, with black leather backing. Minor service wear otherwise near VGC. (£400 - £600) This bearskin has no provision for plume, the Scots Guards is the only Foot Guard regiment not to wear a plume. |
| 818 Royal Muster Fusiliers Officer’s fur cap storage tin. A scarce example of the large japanned metal storage tin bearing painted name “R.A.D. Moseley The Royal Munster Fusiliers” to the top. Retaining tailor’s brass plaque of Jones & Co of Pall Mall London. Little age wear GC. (£30 - £60) |
| 819 Royal West Kent Regiment 1878 pattern Officer’s helmet. A good post 1901 example of the Home Service Pattern blue cloth helmet by Hobson & Sons of London complete with gilt metal cross piece, spike and rose bosses supporting a velvet backed chin chain. To the front, a gilt King’s Crown helmet plate, to the centre a silver, regimental device and applied silver title scroll inscribed “The Royal West Kent Regiment”. Complete with leather sweatband. Giltwork matching colour, evidence of previous plate. GC (£350 - £400) |
| 820 Victorian London Irish Volunteers Other Rank’s helmet. A rare pre 1901 example of the dark green cloth Home Service Pattern helmet . Complete with blackened metal cross piece, spike and rose boss, the latter supporting a leather backed chin chain. To the front, a helmet plate of a Maltese cross surmounted by a crown, lions between the arms; within a title strap inscribed “London Irish Rifle Vols”, to the centre a Crowned Harp. Leather sweatband to interior and an ink name Corp A.E.Warren F. Company. The helmet remains in good condition and is a good shape. (£300 - £400) |
| 821 Royal Guernsey Artillery Victorian Officer’s helmet An rare example of an Officer's Home Service Pattern blue cloth helmet complete with gilt metal cross piece, ball top and rose bosses supporting a velvet backed chin chain. To the front, a gilt metal Royal Arms regimental device with a title scroll “Royal Guernsey Artillery”. The interior with leather sweatband and cream silk quilted lining. Overall GC, furniture toned to a copper colour. (£400 - £600) |
| 822 1910. Berkshire Yeomanry Officer’s Cap with Silver Cap Badge. This good quality cap was retailed through Hamburger Rodgers & Co of London. Dark blue material, with scarlet cap band and piping to the welt of the crown. Complete with regimental cap badge, this with silver Hallmarks for Birmingham 1910. The interior with full leather lining and with initials “HAB”. The cap retains a good shape, but now with moth nips and small holes overall. (£75 - £100) |
| 823 Victorian London Rifle Brigade Other Rank’s shako. A good example with dark green cloth body, with patent leather peak and band. To the front, a Victorian regimental pattern shako plate. Complete with black patent leather chin strap and cockerel feather plume. Interior retains leather sweatband and issue number 5717. Minor wear otherwise near VGC. (£200 - £250) |
| 824 South Wales Borderers Officer’s Field Service Cap with Silver Cap Badge. A good example of the Officer’s side cap, dark green cloth with white piping to the crown. Complete with silver cap badge (Dia 31mm), stamped to the reverse Sterling and made by L & Co.. To the front of the cap, regimental buttons 24 within a wreath. Overall GC little service and age wear. (£50 - £100) |
| 825 South Wales Borderers Officer’s Field Service Cap A good example of the Officer’s side cap, dark green cloth with white piping to the crown. Complete with a silver plated cap badge, stamped to the reverse P. To the front of the cap, regimental buttons Dragon within a wreath. Overall GC little service and age wear. (£30 - £50) |
| 826 Hampshire Regiment Officer’s Field Service Cap with Silver Cap Badge A good example of the Officer’s side cap, dark blue cloth with yellow crown and piping. Complete with a silver and enamel cap badge, stamped to the reverse Sterling L & Co. To the front of the cap, regimental buttons Overall GC little service and age wear. (£40 - £60) |
| 827 King’s Dragoon Guards Officer’s Coloured Field Service Cap A good post 1953 example of the Officer’s side cap, dark blue and white cloth with bullion piping to the crown. Complete with a bullion cap badge and gilt post 1953 buttons. GC little age and service wear. (£30 - £50) |
| 828 3rd Carabiniers Officer’s Coloured Field Service Cap A good example of the Officer’s side cap, dark blue and yellow cloth with bullion piping to the crown. Complete with a bullion cap badge and gilt buttons. GC little age and service wear. (£30 - £50) |
| 829 Royal Dragoons Officer’s Coloured Field Service Torin Cap A good example of the Officer’s side cap, dark blue and scarlet cloth with bullion piping to the curtain and crown. Complete with a bullion cap badge. GC little age and service wear. (£30 - £50) |
| 830 State Musician’s jockey style cap. A good scarce example of the pattern worn on State occasions. Blue velvet covered with horizontal peak to the front. The crown retains vent dome. Full quilted cotton lining. Minor service wear. Near VGC (£60 - £100) |
| 831 Lancashire Fusiliers Other Rank’s Fur cap. A good example of short black fur with regimental pattern brass grenade to the front. To the left side, a Primrose horse hair plume. The interior is with leather lining and wicker frame. Paper issue label with 1912 date. Retaining brass interlinked chinchain. GC with minor service wear. (£200 - £225) |
| 832 Yeomanry Officer’s Busby. This example is of light brown fur and fitted with a removable plain scarlet bag. The interior with leather sweatband and crimson silk lining. The leather embossed J.Daniels & Co. Ltd Woolwich, Chatham. Complete with chinstrap. The exterior is near VGC, the leather lining is dry. GC. (£200 - £300) |
| 833 Zulu War / Boer War period Officer’s Foreign Service helmet. A rare late 19th century Officer’s helmet typical of the shape associated with these campaigns. A six panel whitened body with leather binding and eight fold pagri. The interior with green cotton to the front and rear peaks. Complete with leather sweatband, with crimson cotton edging. Complete with a chinchain. The condition and shape remain good. (£600 - £1,000) |
| 834 13th / 18th Hussars Trooper’s issue busby. A good example, probably used by the Regimental Band. Black fur with white bag with three lines of yellow mohair cord. To the front a yellow cord boss. Leather sweatband and felt lining to the interior. Complete with white horsehair plume and interlinked black leather chin strap. Near VGC.... Accompanied by yellow mohair cap lines. (£100 - £125) |
| 835 5th Royal Irish Lancers Trooper’s Lance cap. A scarce example of an Edwardian Troopers lance cap. Patent leather body, peak and crown with ornate gilt metal fleur bosses to each corner. The upper section is of scarlet cloth. Victorian regimental lance plate to front with battle honours. Lion’s head bosses support brass and leather-backed chin chain. Woollen boss with regimental button to centre supports a black horsehair plume mounted in gilt metal plume holder. Leather and waxed cotton lining with issue date 1902 to the interior. Good clean condition. GC (£400 - £600) |
| 836 Royal Horse Artillery Trooper’s issue busby. A good black fur example, with plain scarlet bag and three lines of yellow mohair cord around the body. Complete with white horsehair plume supported in its three flame gilt metal holder, leather sweatband and black leather chin strap. GC Little service wear, one or two small bald areas to the crown. (£100 - £150) |
| 837 Royal Tank Regiment full dress astrakhan beret. A scarce early Elizabeth II example tailored by Herbert Johnson of London. Black astrakhan wool body and crown, with a band of black mohair edged with gold cord. To the front a bullion regimental Officer’s cap badge, which supports the regimental feather hackle of brown, red and green. The interior retains sweatband; tailor’s label congealed. GC (£60 - £100) |
| 838 Victorian Rifle Volunteers Officer’s astrakhan rifle cap A good and scarce example of black lambs wool. To the front, a curled bugle Device with separate oval black cord boss bearing a Victorian Crown above. The crown of the cap is of green melton cloth ornamented with mohair cord design. The interior with leather sweatband silk lining and retailer’s details of Hawkes & Co. Retains original tall black vulture feather and ostrich feather plume mounted into a silver plume holder. Complete with cap cords. Little age wear GC. (£150 - £250) |
| 839 1st VB Royal Berkshire Regiment Other Rank’s helmet A scarce pre 1901 example of an Other Rank’s Home Service Pattern blue cloth helmet. The helmet is complete with white metal cross piece, spike and rose bosses supporting a velvet backed chin chain. To the front, a white metal helmet plate to the centre the regimental device within a title strap “1st Volt Battn Royal Berkshire”. Leather sweatband to interior and ink name Corpl E.W. Green. The overall condition is good and retains a good shape. The interior is now with heavy age wear, sweatband A/F. (£250 - £300) |
| 840 Royal Irish Rifles Other Rank’s seal skin cap. A good post 1901 example. Black sealskin with plaited dark green mohair cord swag across the front. To the front, an oval green cord boss mounted with blackened King’s Crown Maid of Erin Harp with title scroll across the centre. Complete with a black over green horse hair plume with cord boss. The interior retains leather sweatband and issue stamps. GC (£120 - £150) |
| 841 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Officer’s feather bonnet. An good scarce example of dyed Ostrich feathers of regimental pattern with six tails. Velvet edged diced band of regimental pattern bearing black silk rosette with regimental cap badge, supporting a cut white feather hackle. To the rear of the bonnet three silk tails. Red leather sweatband and complete with later black leather chin strap. Overall Good Condition. (£300 - £350) |
| 842 “Pompom” woollen tuft and Gilt Boss for the 1869-78 Officer’s shako. A good white over red example on slender brass slider. Complete with fire gilt holder the ball mounted with an entwined VR Cypher. GC. (£50 - £100) |
| 843 1861-69 Officer’s Quilted Shako A scarce example, the body and crown is of dark green cloth with a black patent leather peak. The interior with crimson leather sweatband and silk lining. To the top of the body a line of gold lace has been applied and now fitted with a replacement chinstrap. Some age wear, retains a good shape. GC. (£100 - £150) |
| 844 Victorian Volunteer 1869-78 Officer’s Shako. A scarce example, the body and crown of dark green melton cloth, patent leather peak. Two bands of quarter inch silver lace around the crown, one row around the base of the body. Fitted with a green wool pom-pom supported by a plain silver plated ball holder. Complete with velvet backed silvered chin chain supported by silvered rose pattern bosses and at the rear by a silvered lion’s mask. Retains soft leather sweatband Overall GC with some age wear. Please note that the silver lace has been over painted with silver paint. (£100 - £150) |
| 845 Grenadier Guard Other Ranks Bearskin A black fur example with internal wickerwork frame. Complete with leather sweatband. and graduated chin chain. Also with white horse hair hackle. Little service wear, chinchain absent. GC. (£60 - £100) |
| 846 WW1 British Army Denim Pattern Trench Cap A scarce example of the denim trench cap. Khaki cotton cloth with scarce full black oilskin lining and sweatband. Complete with General Service buttons supporting correct thin leather chinstrap. Fitted with a Middlesex Regiment cap badge. The cap with some age wear and some white paint spots. GC. (£100 - £120) |
| 847 North Irish Horse Officer’s Full Dress Head-dress. A very rare example of the his unique regimental pattern. Hardened dark green melton cloth skull, with a wide black patent leather brim and band to the skull. To the front a large silvered badge (Blade fitting), set onto a green and white rosette. Complete with green cockerel feather plume. The sweatband to the interior is now absent, but the tailor’s label of Hawkes remains with paper order label with name “Russell”. Also gold initials “A.H.R.”. Black patent leather chin strap present. Overall near VGC, although there are moth nips to the underside of the brim. (£2,000 - £3,000) Hon Arthur Hamilton-Russell, 4th son of the 7th Viscount Boyne. Major Royal Dragoons 28.1.08, retired and became Major NIH 27.1.09. |
| 848 1915 Royal Engineers Officer’s 1st Pattern Brodie Helmet with Original Cloth Cover. A rare and attributed example of the 1st pattern helmet with raw edge, apple green painted finish to the shell and Hawkes private purchase lining to the interior. Complete with two piece leather chinstrap. This example with the original four piece cloth cover and a bronzed Royal Engineers cap badge to the front, this still caked with mud. The overall condition is good, a rare untouched example. (£400 - £500) Vendor states worn by Major (later Lieutenant Colonel) Frank Lucas Netham Giles DSO, RE. This is the 1915 type B design of the British Brodie helmet, the apple green painted finish being an early feature. The book “Helmets of The First World War” by Michael Haselgrove & Branislav Radovic shows this pattern without cover on pages 144 and 145. It is described as John Leopold original 1915 Type B design. They also believe that only about 150 of these helmets were ever produced. See Lot 231 and 232 for his armbands and Lot 600 for his OBE and Order of the White Eagle warrants. |
| 849 The Welsh Regiment 1st VB Other ranks helmet A good example of an Other rank’s issue pre 1901 Home Service Pattern blue cloth helmet. The helmet is complete with silvered metal cross piece, spike and rose bosses supporting a velvet backed chin chain. To the front, a silvered eight pointed star, the topmost point displaced by a Crown, to the centre the regimental device within a strap The Welsh 1st Volr Battn. Leather sweatband to interior. and ink name “G.W. Healey”. Overall condition is good, this appears to have been the only helmet plate worn. Sweatband with age wear. (£250 - £300) |
| 850 Wessex Regiment Bandsman’s helmet. A good example of the Regimental pattern, modelled on the Home Service pattern helmet. To the front a Gilt Elizabeth II period helmet plate. To the crown a gilt spike and complete with gilt interlinked chin chain, with leather backing. The interior with leather sweatband. Near VGC. (£100 - £150) |
| 851 WW2 1943 Airborne Parachute Forces steel helmet A scarce example with green painted finish and a Lance Corporal chevron to the front. Complete with web chin harness with leather chin cup. The leather sweatband bears 1943 date stamp, size 7 5/8. Overall condition good, non standard screw and nut fitting for lining. (£200 - £300) |
| 852 WW2 Style Italian Paratrooper Airborne Forces Steel Helmet This is a post WW2 issue that closely resembles the war time pattern. Green painted finish, with leather padded lining to the interior. Complete with web chin harness. GC (£40 - £60) |
| 853 Worcestershire Police pre 1936 night helmet. A good scarce six panel blue cloth covered cork example by Christys’ London complete with blackened brass rose top and blackened helmet plate of crowned title strap with pear tree to centre. Complete with leather sweatband, chinstrap now absent. Cork sound, good shape, three of four ventilation grommets absent otherwise GC. (£80 - £120) |
| 854 Irish Militia Officer’s 1861-69 quilted shako. A scarce example, the body and crown in dark green cloth with a black patent leather peak. A blackened metal boss supports an green woollen ball tuft. The interior retains only part of the original crimson silk lining and complete with soft leather sweatband, and Chin strap of black patent leather with buckle. The interior with tailor’s details of Wright & Okley Dublin. The shako retains a good shape and remains a good exhibition item. Interior A.F. (badge absent) ... Contained in an associated storage tin. (£150 - £250) |
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